The Norwich, Plattsburgh St. and Castleton men's lacrosse teams all left the field victorious in their respective conference semifinal games Wednesday.

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Updated: 11:52 PM EDT May 2, 2018

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WEBVTT KEN: WE HAD FOUR LOCAL COLLEGE LACROSSE TEAMS IN PLAYOFF ACTION TODAY, ALL WITH A CHANCE TO PUNCH THEIR TICKET TO THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES. TOP-SEEDED NORWICH CADETS RIDING AN EIGHT-GAME WINNING STRE INTO THE GNAC SEMIFINALS VERSUS ST. JOSEPHS. CODY MOORE HAD A BIG NIGHT FOR THE CADETS. TALLIES HIS FIRST GOAL HERE TO TIE THE GAME. THEN HIS TEAMMATE, MICHAEL CASHMAN, FIGHTS HIS WAY THROUGH THE DEFENSE. IN FOR THE SCORE. NORWICH HAS THEIR FIRST LEAD. I SAID MOORE HAD A BIG NIGHT. HERE HE IS AGAIN. FINISHES WITH A GAME-HIGH SIX GOALS. THIS ONE PUTS NORWICH UP 8-2. THAT WAS MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR CADET KEEPER BRANDON MILBURN, 14 SAVES. NORWICH IS HEADED TO THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP. 17-8 SUNYAC SEMIFINALS, DEFENDING CHAMPS PLATTSBURGH STATE AT HOME WITH BROCKPORT. THERE WAS JUST 1 GOAL ALLOWED IN THE ENTIRE FIRST HALF, THANKS TO BIG SAVES FROM PLATTSBURGH’S DONALD TESORIERO. 11 SAVES IN THE GAME FOR HIM. HIS TEAM WOULD GIVE HIM MORE OFFENSE IN THE SECOND HALF. STEPHEN KANE, WHO SCORED THE FIRST GOAL, SCORES AGAIN. HE ALONE LED 2-0 THEN CHRIS RUPP AND JAKE CARROLL ARE RUNNING AND GUNNING, BIG GOAL CARDINALS GO OUT -- 3-1. THE GAME WOULD OFFICIALLY BE PUT AWAY IN THE FOURTH. KEVIN MURPHY GETS THE GAME WINNER. AND P-STATE IS HEADED BACK TO THE FINAL TO DEFEND THEIR FIRST EVER CHAMPIONSHIP. NAC SEMIFINALS AT CASTLETON. SUN’S OUT, GUNS OUT ON AN 85 DEGREE DAY. SPARTANS HOSTING HUSSON. FIRING RIGHT AWAY. CASTLETON DOWN A GOAL. BUT THEY STRIKE BACK. CROSS-FIELD PASS TO JASON SEDELL, WHO MAKES THINGS HAPPE TIED UP 1-1. LESS THAN 1 MINUTE LATER, ADNANE ADOSSAMA UNLOADS FROM DISTANCE. FINDS THE BACK OF THE NET. SPARTANS TAKE THE LEAD. 2- SECOND QUARTER, KYLE LUTINSKI FINDS KEVIN MCCARTHY ON THE DOORSTEP. HE PUTS IT HOME TO MAKE IT 5-2. MOMENTS LATER, IT’S ADOSSAMA AGAIN, WITH A FULL HEAD OF STEAM. FIRES A LAZE PUTS IT AWAY. SPARTANS UP 6-2 AT HALF. THEY WIN 8-7 TO ADVANCE TO THEIR 15TH STRAIGHT NAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. LYNDON LOST THEIR SEMIFINAL GAME, SO CASTLETON WILL ADVA